debt coverage ratio

Debt-Service Coverage Ratio

1. In investment real estate, the ratio of annual net operating income on a piece of investment property to its annual debt service. Banks use the DSCR to help determine whether to make or refinance loans for investment property. A DSCR equal to or greater than 1 indicates that the debtor is able to service the debt on the income from the investment property. In personal finance, banks usually require a DSCR of at least 1 to make such a loan, while they generally expect a ratio of 1.2 for commercial projects.

debt coverage ratio (DCR)

The ratio of net operating income compared to annual debt service, which includes principal and interest payments. The ratio is used by lenders to evaluate loans on income-producing property.A ratio of 1.2 or better will usually support the extension of credit.

As such, the Group's balance sheet and debt-servicing indicators are envisaged to moderate in line with its increasing debt load over the next few years - its funds from operations debt coverage ratio and gearing ratio are expected to come in at an average of 0.

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